The Global Economics of Forestry

This book traces the economic and biological pattern of forest development from initial settlement and harvest activity at the natural forest frontier to modern industrial forest plantations. It builds from diagrams describing three discrete stages of forest development, and then discusses the management and policy implications associated with each, supporting its observations with examples and data from six continents and from both developed and developing countries. It shows that characteristic distinctions between the three stages make forestry unusual in natural resource management and that effective policy requires different, even contrasting, decisions at each stage.  William F. Hyde’s comprehensive discussion covers a wide range of issues, including the impacts of both specific forest policies and broader macroeconomic policies, the unique requirements of current issues such as global warming, biodiversity and tourism, and the complexities of the different forest products industries. Concluding chapters review the roles of the newer institutional landowners, of smaller private and farm landowners, and of public agencies. This highly-original volume reaches far beyond forest economics; it explains what forestry can do for regional development and environmental conservation and what policies designed for other sectors and the macro-economy can do for forestry.

Hyde, William F.

Reference

Routledge

Throughout history, forests have played a central role in the development of human civilization -- providing everything from fuel and structural materials to a multitude of paper products. It is, however, becoming increasingly apparent that the forests and their wealth of resources bear directly upon many of the most pressing social, economic, and environmental concerns of our time. This volume draws together forty of the foremost experts in forest policy to address the diverse range of issues which characterize the intimate relationship between forests and humankind. These include the regional and global environment, timber supply, competitiveness and international trade, social impacts, multiple and competing resource use, and the Third World.

Emerging Issues in Forest Policy

Nemetz, Peter N.

Business & Money

Univ of British Columbia Pr

This work, by three authors with extensive forestry research experience, assesses US forestry research programs, determining the programs most likely to yield useful results. It is intended to aid researchers and sponsors in making the best possible choices as well as to assist forestry and rural development administrators and agricultural and resource economists. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

The Economic Benefits of Forestry Research

Newman, David H.

Seldon, Barry J.

Economics

Iowa State Pr

Reviews regulations affecting private forest lands and includes chapters on taxation and public timberland managment. Concentrates on representative examples of several types of interventions and applies neoclassical economic techniques to derive their costs and benefits. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Forestry Sector Intervention: The Impacts of Public Regulation on Social Welfare

Boyd, Roy G.

Forest Economics and Policy Analysis: An Overview (World Bank Discussion Papers, 134)

Science & Math

Sedjo, Roger A.

Nature & Ecology

World Bank

Improving Productivity by Classification (Manufacturing Engineering and Materials Processing)

Management & Leadership

CRC-Press

This book traces the economic and biological pattern of forest development from initial settlement and harvest activity at the natural forest frontier to modern industrial forest plantations. It builds from diagrams describing three discrete stages of forest development, and then discusses the management and policy implications associated with each, supporting its observations with examples and data from six continents and from both developed and developing countries. It shows that characteristic distinctions between the three stages make forestry unusual in natural resource management and that effective policy requires different, even contrasting, decisions at each stage. William F. Hyde’s comprehensive discussion covers a wide range of issues, including the impacts of both specific forest policies and broader macroeconomic policies, the unique requirements of current issues such as global warming, biodiversity and tourism, and the complexities of the different forest products industries. Concluding chapters review the roles of the newer institutional landowners, of smaller private and farm landowners, and of public agencies. This highly-original volume reaches far beyond forest economics; it explains what forestry can do for regional development and environmental conservation and what policies designed for other sectors and the macro-economy can do for forestry.

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Timber Supply, Land Allocation, and Economic Efficiency (RFF Forests, Lands, and Recreation Set)

RFF Press

The Urban Household Energy Transition (Resources for the Future S)

As cities in developing countries grow and become more prosperous, energy use shifts from fuelwood to fuels like charcoal, kerosene, and coal, and, ultimately, to fuels such as liquid petroleum gas, and electricity. Energy use is not usually considered as a social issue. Yet, as this book demonstrates, the movement away from traditional fuels has a strong socio-economic dimension, as poor people are the last to attain the benefits of using modern energy. The result is that health risks from the continued use of wood fuel fall most heavily on the poor, and indoor pollution from wood stoves has its greatest effect on women and children who cook and spend much more of their time indoors. Barnes, Krutilla, and Hyde provide the first worldwide assessment of the energy transition as it occurs in urban households, drawing upon data collected by the World Bank Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP). From 1984-2000, the program conducted over 25,000 household energy surveys in 45 cities spanning 12 countries and 3 continents. Additionally, GIS mapping software was used to compile a biomass database of vegetation patterns surrounding 34 cities. Using this rich set of geographic, biological, and socioeconomic data, the authors describe problems and policy options associated with each stage in the energy transition. The authors show how the poorest are most vulnerable to changes in energy markets and demonstrate how the collection of biomass fuel contributes to deforestation. Their book serves as an important contribution to development studies, and as a guide for policymakers hoping to encourage sustainable energy markets and an improved quality of life for growing urban populations.

The Urban Household Energy Transition: Social and Environmental Impacts in the Developing World

Barnes, Douglas F.

Krutilla, Kerry

As cities in developing countries grow and become more prosperous, energy use shifts from fuelwood to fuels like charcoal, kerosene, and coal, and, ultimately, to fuels such as liquid petroleum gas, and electricity. Energy use is not usually considered as a social issue. Yet, as this book demonstrates, the movement away from traditional fuels has a strong socio-economic dimension, as poor people are the last to attain the benefits of using modern energy. The result is that health risks from the continued use of wood fuel fall most heavily on the poor, and indoor pollution from wood stoves has its greatest effect on women and children who cook and spend much more of their time indoors. Barnes, Krutilla, and Hyde provide the first worldwide assessment of the energy transition as it occurs in urban households, drawing upon data collected by the World Bank Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP). From 1984-2000, the program conducted over 25,000 household energy surveys in 45 cities spanning 12 countries and 3 continents. Additionally, GIS mapping software was used to compile a biomass database of vegetation patterns surrounding 34 cities. Using this rich set of geographic, biological, and socioeconomic data, the authors describe problems and policy options associated with each stage in the energy transition. The authors show how the poorest are most vulnerable to changes in energy markets and demonstrate how the collection of biomass fuel contributes to deforestation. Their book serves as an important contribution to development studies, and as a guide for policymakers hoping to encourage sustainable energy markets and an improved quality of life for growing urban populations.

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The Global Economics of Forestry

Emerging Issues in Forest Policy

The Economic Benefits of Forestry Research

Forestry Sector Intervention: The Impacts of Public Regulation on Social Welfare

Forest Economics and Policy Analysis: An Overview (World Bank Discussion Papers, 134)

Improving Productivity by Classification (Manufacturing Engineering and Materials Processing)

The Global Economics of Forestry

Timber Supply, Land Allocation, and Economic Efficiency (RFF Forests, Lands, and Recreation Set)

The Urban Household Energy Transition: Social and Environmental Impacts in the Developing World

The Urban Household Energy Transition (Resources for the Future S)